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Apple To Restart Sales Of iPhones In Germany But Only Qualcomm Versions

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Apple will begin to sell iPhones in Germany but only the older models that have Qualcomm’s chips in them after losing a lawsuit with the mobile chip maker. Qualcomm had filed a lawsuit against Apple in Germany contending a portion of its iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models being sold in Germany violated the patents of Qualcomm.

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Amazon Effect Eyes Grocery Aisles In Germany?

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And it is no stranger to Germany, which is the second largest market for the eCommerce giant after the United States. Germany’s grocery ecommerce is very underdeveloped, and Germany is a very important country for Amazon,” Reuters quoted Bernstein Analyst Bruno Monteyne as saying in contemplation of such a deal.

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Amazon Launches First Pop-Up Store In Spain

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Similar stores will open in Italy, Germany and Britain, an Amazon spokeswoman said. Interestingly, though, there are no price tags. Amazon has opened its first pop-up store in Spain, selling everything from electronic goods to video games to clothing. And earlier this year, Amazon opened an Amazon Books location in Washington D.C.

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Klarna Snaps Up BillPay

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The exact price tag on the deal has not been confirmed by any of the three principle firms in involved, though early reports indicate the price clocked at £60 million ($75 million). Klarna is looking to strengthen its global brand in Europe — specifically in Germany —and BillPay gives them a better access point. billion in 2015.

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Instagram Rolls Out Native Payments

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The news comes as Instagram expands its Shopping on Instagram feature for business accounts to eight more countries: Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Australia, TechCrunch reported. In 2016, Instagram rolled out shoppable tags on photos from as many as 20 retail brands.

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German Railway Operator Ditches Mobile Ticketing

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Despite the fact that every Deutsche Bahn station and platform is equipped with contactless Touchpoints, wall badges with a QR code and an NFC tag, the adoption of contactless technology has remained slow.

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Amazon’s Alexa Gets A New Set Of Speaking Skills To Sound More Human

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There are five new SSML tags, including whispers, expletive beeps, emphasis, sub (which lets Alexa say something other than what’s written), and prosody, which is about controlling the volume, pitch and rate of speech. ,” “gotcha,” “kapow,” “yay,” and more. and “Da lachen ja die Hühner” and “Donnerwetter” in Germany.

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